Hive 5 September 2025 Tutorial - Rainbow Scrappy Chain Blocks for Erin

 Hi All!

It has been a little rainy around here over the past few days, so I wanted to brighten things up!

This is a fun block to make with the scraps you have laying around! 

This tutorial is based on the Scrappy Chains block by Cynthia Brunz

                    See her tutorial ---> here

We're going to change up the colors for a fun twist!

Soon you’ll have a ‘chain” of white/low volume squares

running through a rainbow of scraps.

COLOR INSPIRATION

Interesting Low Volumes

        White/gray-based low vol fabrics

        Fun/interesting prints are welcome!

Bright & Cheerful Colors

You don't need to stick to exactly these colors

         Plan to pull some clear bright colors

          Use your scraps! your colors don't have to perfectly match on either side of your lv square

COLORS TO AVOID:

    Red, Brown, black, muted colors, pastels

PRINTS TO AVOID:

    Christmas, patriotic, sports, batik

CUTTING LIST:

Low volume/white

(6) 2.5" x 2.5”

Pink -

(1)  2.5" x 10.5" rectangle

Purple

(1) 2.5" x 10.5" rectangle

Orange - scrappy, different fabrics for cuts

(1)  2.5"x2.5" square

(1)   2.5" x 8.5" rectangle

Blue - scrappy, different fabrics for cuts

(1)  2.5" x 2.5" square

(1)   2.5" x 8.5" rectangle

Yellow- scrappy, different fabrics for cuts

(1) 2.5" x 4.5" rectangle

(1)  2.5" X 6.5" rectangle

Green- scrappy, different fabrics for cuts

(1) 2.5" x 4.5" rectangle

(1)  2.5" X 6.5" rectangle

Lay out your fabrics, creating (6) strip sets with white squares between matching color strips

The white squares should form a diagonal “chain” going up from left to right

Strip Sets

Pink 2.5" x 10.5" +  low vol 2.5" x 2.5” 

Orange 2.5" x 2.5" + low vol 2.5" x 2.5”  + Orange  2.5" x 8.5"

Yellow 2.5" x 4.5" + low vol 2.5" x 2.5”  +  Yellow 2.5" X 6.5"

Green 2.5" x 4.5" + low vol 2.5" x 2.5”  + Green 2.5" X 6.5"

Blue 2.5" x 2.5" + low vol 2.5" x 2.5”  + Blue  2.5" x 8.5"

Purple 2.5" x 10.5" + low vol 2.5" x 2.5” 

Order your strip sets from left to right

Pink → Orange → Yellow → Green → Blue → Purple

low volume squares should rise "up"

from bottom left (pink) to top right (purple)

Sew low volume and color strips into strip sets

Press toward your color fabric

Sew strip sets into double strip sets (seen below)

Sew together your double strip sets to create your final block!

now

I hope you had a nice time!

Feel free to tag me @3normous on instagram if you're planning to post there

I am very excited to see the bright and fun blocks you make!

Erin - 3normous